Credit: NASA / UCF / University of Arizona On the moon, not much can survive the arctic plunge of nightfall, where temperatures can dip to -330 degrees Fahrenheit for the two-week stretch of darkness each month.

NASA is testing a next-generation space computer chip that could give spacecraft the ability to operate far more independently in deep space. The radiation-hardened processor is showing performance levels hundreds of times beyond current spaceflight computers while surviving punishing tests designed to mimic the harsh conditions of space.

Researchers expected to find "a gradual increase in artificial light at night," but instead saw "much more nuanced patterns," NASA said.

NASA satellites are tracking an intriguing patch of colored plumes in the waters off the US’s Mid-Atlantic coast. Swirling with vivid hues of green and turquoise, and tinged with a little brown, the stained waters were first detected by orbital observatories in early April.

The agency still has big decisions to make, but the preliminary mission plans include some interesting choices.

When NASA scientists first observed a particular radio burst from the sun in August 2025, there was nothing unusual about it. But then the radio burst kept going. Typically, solar radio bursts like these last a few hours to days.

The SR-71 Blackbird is a legend in the world of military aircraft, and NASA may have received one a bit earlier than it was supposed to. What happened?

At 6:05 p.m. EDT on May 15, 2026, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying nearly 6,500 pounds of science cargo bound for the International Space Station.